"Newspaper subscribers will have unlimited access to our website, in addition to our tablet editions and smartphone apps, at no additional charge," the newspaper explained.

"Subscribers to our tablet editions also get unlimited access to our website and smartphone apps at no additional charge."

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It added: "Readers who are not subscribers will continue to get access to 20 free articles a month on telegraph.co.uk.

"To go beyond that limit, readers will be invited to choose between two digital subscription packages; our Web Pack, which combines unlimited web access with our smartphone apps, for £1.99 a month; or our full Digital Pack, which includes our tablet editions, for £9.99 a month."

Those purchasing the digital packages will be offered a free one-month trial before having to commit to a subscription.

The only other major UK daily newspaper with a paywall for readers is The Times, which started charging £1 a day or £2 a week for non-subscribers from July 2010.